Please note that it does not imply that you should contact a large number of potential supervisors to ask for their supervision, but instead refine your search to academic staff that have strong overlapping interests and experience with your proposed field of research.

A brief 2-3 page proposal for your MPhil/PhD, including a brief background/motivation for the study, hypotheses/aim and objective and brief methodology. Please be aware that research funds are limited.

Your CV. If you have publications please indicate which of these publications are indexed (eg. Web of Science, Pubmed,) and include details of your h-index, citations. This will allow an assessment of your professional and research experience and we are then able to offer advice on your competitiveness if you require a university scholarship. Scholarships are highly competitive as you compete with applicants across the university. The school does not offer scholarships, it is a university-wide process.

Step 4: Apply Online for Admission

Once you have reached agreement on supervision with an advisor and have obtained approval from the Director (Research Training), please complete an online application.

We have put together a guide on how to apply for a research degree - simply follow these steps. Each application for admission and scholarship is assessed on a case-by-case basis by a UQ Graduate School admissions specialist.